Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Baker Crossroads (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Baker Crossroads. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Baker Crossroads ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Baker Crossroads: Baker Xrds.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Baker Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Baker Crossroads.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Baker Crossroads is located in Cleveland County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cleveland County: Burke, Gaston, Lincoln, Rutherford, Cherokee (SC) & York (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Baker Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Baker Crossroads:
- Cleveland County (The home county of Baker Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Crossroads, with the one closest to Baker Crossroads listed first.
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Waco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Beam Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Fallston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stubbs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Stony Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Lawndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Elizabeth City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Light Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Briarwood Townhouses
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Shelby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander County
- Bethlehem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Crossroads, with the one closest to Baker Crossroads listed first.
- Camp Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Enola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Hildebran
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Icard
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Yellow Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Connelly Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Valdese
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rhodhiss
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rutherford College
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brindletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Crossroads, with the one closest to Baker Crossroads listed first.
- Concord ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Granite Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Northlakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Baton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Sawmills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Crossroads, with the one closest to Baker Crossroads listed first.
- Banoak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Cooksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Plateau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Propst Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Blackburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Rhoney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Maiden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Advent Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Meadow Brook Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Providence Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Mountain View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Duan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Duan is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Crossroads, with the one closest to Baker Crossroads listed first.
- Dellview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Cherryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Tryon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Bessemer City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- High Shoals
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Dallas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gastonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alexis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- South Gastonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Ranlo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Smyre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Crossroads, with the one closest to Baker Crossroads listed first.
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Crouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Hulls Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Vale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Henry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Laurel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Lincolnton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boger City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Iron Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Machpelah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Lowesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Denver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Crossroads, with the one closest to Baker Crossroads listed first.
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Patten
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Vein Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Crossroads, with the one closest to Baker Crossroads listed first.
- River View ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Paw Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Dixie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Crossroads, with the one closest to Baker Crossroads listed first.
- Hollis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Ellenboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Six Points
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Caroleen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Sunshine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Washburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Henrietta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Bostic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Alexander Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Forest City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sandy Mush
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Crossroads, with the one closest to Baker Crossroads listed first.
- Blacksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Gaffney
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chesnee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Spartanburg County (SC)
- Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Crossroads, with the one closest to Baker Crossroads listed first.
- Bowling Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Zadok is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Smyrna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Filbert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Filbert is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Hickory Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Wylie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Baker Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Baker Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Baker Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baker Crossroads.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Baker Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Baker Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Baker Crossroads, with the one closest to Baker Crossroads listed first.
- Capernaum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hullender Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethphage Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Side Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mooney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Community Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Royster Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Baker Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Baker Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Baker Crossroads, with the one closest to Baker Crossroads listed first.
- Waco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Beam Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Fallston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stubbs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Cherryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Double Shoals
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Double Shoals is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Shoals
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Fancy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fancy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy
- Orleans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Belwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Shelby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Crouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Hulls Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Toluca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Baker Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baker Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Baker Crossroads ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baker Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baker Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baker Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Baker Crossroads:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cleveland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rutherford County
- Cherokee County
- Spartanburg County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Baker Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Baker Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |